This article was written on assignment for Blue Ridge Outdoors in 2001
It’s the same old story with a high-tech twist. The explosion of geocaching—the sport where people hide dime-store treasure and invite others to hunt for it using Global Positioning Satellite receivers has the National Park Service (NPS) scrambling to remove caches as soon as [...]

This article was written on assignment for Blue Ridge Outdoors in 2001.
Security tightened after September 11
THURMONT, MD—The National Park Service has closed large parts of Catoctin Mountain Park (CMP) in Thurmont, Md. in the aftermath of the recent terrorist attacks. Catoctin houses Camp David, the presidential retreat and meeting place that has hosted some [...]

This article was written on assignment for Blue Ridge Outdoors is 2001.
Leave the GPS at home and grab your compass- BRO is going letterboxing!
Letterboxing is geo-caching’s great-grandmother. Developed in England 150 years ago, it’s a mixture of orienteering, mystery-solving, treasure hunting, and outdoor adventure, with a dose of carving thrown in for good measure. [...]